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ViroLogic Announces Year End 2004 Financial Results
Merger Integration Progressing Well: Creating Leader in Personalized Medicine
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ViroLogic, Inc.
(NASDAQ:VLGC) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year
ended December 31, 2004.
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2004 was $9.9 million compared to revenue of
$9.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2003. For the year ended December 31,
2004, the Company reported revenue of $36.8 million, compared to $33.4 million
in 2003.
Revenue from the Company's HIV patient testing products was $6.9 million in the
fourth quarter of 2004 compared to $5.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2003.
Revenue from the Company's HIV pharmaceutical testing products was $2.6 million
in the fourth quarter of 2004 compared to $3.5 million for the same period in
2003. For the full year 2004, revenue from the Company's HIV patient testing
products was $24.9 million, compared to $22.8 million in 2003. Revenue from the
Company's HIV pharmaceutical testing products for the year was $9.9 million in
2004 compared to $9.1 million for the same period in 2003.
"We are pleased to report record total and patient testing revenue for the
fourth quarter and full year of 2004," said William D. Young, CEO and Chairman
of ViroLogic. "Our lead product for HIV resistance testing, PhenoSense(TM) GT,
continues to be well accepted by physicians as a source of comprehensive
information critical to guiding therapy of patients with HIV/AIDS. With the
completion of our merger with ACLARA, we intend to develop a market position in
oncology that mirrors our pioneering role and leadership position in HIV
resistance testing."
For the fourth quarter of 2004, the net loss was $77.2 million, or $1.12 per
common share, compared to a net loss of $405,000, or $0.01 per common share,
for the same period in 2003. Included in the net loss for 2004 were
substantial non-cash items related to the merger with ACLARA, including a
charge for in-process research and development of $100.6 million and a
favorable adjustment related to the revaluation of the Contingent Value Rights
(CVRs) of $28.5 million as well as stock-based compensation expense of $3.4
million. On a proforma basis, adjusted for these non-cash items, the net loss
was $1.7 million, or $0.02 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2004 compared to
$405,000, or $0.01 per share, in the same period of 2003.
Net loss for the full year 2004 was $81.4 million, or $1.43 per common share,
compared to a net loss of $5.5 million, or $0.16 per common share, for the same
period in 2003. On a proforma basis, as adjusted for the non-cash items
described above, net loss was $5.9 million, or $0.10 per share, for the year
ended December 31, 2004 compared to $5.5 million, or $0.16 per share, in 2003.
The Company recorded stock dividends to preferred stockholders of $324,000 in
2004 and $1.6 million in 2003. Also during 2003, the Company recorded a
non-cash deemed dividend to preferred stockholders of $2.2 million resulting
from a warrant exchange relating to the sale of Series C convertible preferred
stock. Reflecting these stock dividends, net loss applicable to common
stockholders for the full year 2004 was $81.8 million, or $1.43 per common
share, compared to a net loss of $9.3 million, or $0.27 per common share, for
the same period in 2003.
Cash Resources
The Company had $79.2 million of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments
and restricted cash at December 31, 2004. For the year ended December 31,
2004, the Company used cash from operations of $2.6 million and paid
non-operating merger-related costs of $2.3 million related to the merger with
ACLARA. Additional transaction costs related to the merger are expected to be
paid in early 2005 amounting to approximately $5 million. As a result of
integrating the former ACLARA operations, we expect that use of cash in
operations will increase, particularly in the first quarter of 2005 due to
transitional costs related to certain personnel and to ACLARA's facility in
Mountain View, CA. We expect to end 2005 with approximately $60 million in
cash, cash equivalents and investments.
Recent Corporate Highlights
-- Completed merger with ACLARA to create a leader in personalized medicine
focused on guiding therapy for infectious diseases, oncology and other serious
diseases.
-- Signed three-year, $7.5 million service agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
to use ViroLogic's novel HIV resistance testing technology to support GSK's
drug discovery and development programs. GSK plans to use ViroLogic's assays
across its virology portfolio, including its entry inhibitor program, where our
HIV Co-receptor Tropism assay will be used to identify patients for clinical
trials and to monitor response to drug treatment during the trials. Entry
inhibitors are a promising new treatment option for HIV-infected individuals.
-- Commenced testing services related to the Phase 3 clinical trial that we
reported had been delayed during 2004. ViroLogic continues to be the partner of
choice for pharmaceutical companies with HIV therapies in development. We have
active collaborations with all the major pharmaceutical companies with HIV
drugs in development and our tests have been used in the clinical trials of
every drug approved for treatment of HIV in the past five years.
-- Presented clinical data assessing the ability of the Company's eTag(TM)
system to accurately predict treatment outcomes for patients with metastatic
colorectal cancer. The study, presented at the American Society of Clinical
Oncology's (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancer meeting in January, demonstrated that
the detection of EGF Receptor family dimers as measured by the eTagassay
correlated with disease stability or disease progression in 18 metastatic
colorectal cancer patients being treated with erlotinib (Tarceva(R)). Larger
confirmatory studies are being conducted.
-- Have 20 presentations planned relating to ViroLogic's drug resistance tests,
including those characterizing assays for new targets such as tropism as well
as those examining replication capacity and clinical application of phenotypic
and genotypic resistance to anti-HIV drugs at the 12th Conference on
Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections taking place this week from February
22-25, 2005 in Boston, MA.
Outlook
In 2005, ViroLogic expects steady progress in the HIV patient testing and
pharmaceutical drug development business and expects to leverage its experience
and infrastructure in infectious disease to oncology by developing clinical
validation of eTagassays as predictive tools for targeted cancer therapies.
Accordingly, the Company intends to accomplish the following:
HIV:
-- Grow HIV pharmaceutical testing revenues in 2005 and 2006 driven by the
selection of ViroLogic's assays by pharmaceutical companies for use in multiple
clinical trials, particularly the continued adoption of the HIV Co- receptor
Tropism assay to identify patients for and to monitor response to drug
treatment during clinical trials for a new class of entry inhibitor drugs. If
successful in clinical trials, the approval of these drugs could provide a
boost to future patient testing revenues;
-- Continue to grow HIV patient testing revenue for the full year, though
seasonal variability may occur from quarter to quarter; and,
-- Develop clinical data for the Replication Capacity, Entry and Co- receptor
Tropism assays to support the commercial launch of these products for the HIV
patient testing business.
Oncology:
-- Consolidate all personnel and operations into our South San Francisco
facilities in the first half of 2005;
-- Actively seek to leverage existing HIV testing relationships with
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to develop similar collaborations
for oncology drug clinical trials. Currently we are working with several
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies evaluating eTag technology for drug
discovery and development. We expect to generate initial revenue from
pharmaceutical collaborations in 2005; and,
-- Prepare to launch our first commercial eTag assay in oncology, an EGFR/Her
test panel related to an approved targeted cancer therapies during 2006. To
achieve this goal, the Company plans to:
1. Transfer eTag assays from the research setting to our CLIA certified
clinical laboratory, a process that is expected to be completed
during 2005; and,
2. Conduct independent validation and clinical studies with
pharmaceutical companies and with clinical collaborators to
establish the ability of eTag assays to correctly distinguish
between responders and non-responders to specific drug therapies.
Merger-Related Costs and Proforma Results
As a result of the merger with ACLARA, there were several items that affected
results for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 and were recorded as follows:
-- A non-recurring charge of $100.6 million as an allocation of the purchase
price of ACLARA to in-process research and development.
-- A "mark-to-market" adjustment to the liability established on closing of the
merger for the potential payment on the Contingent Value Rights (CVRs) issued
as part of the purchase consideration for ACLARA. This liability was valued at
closing of the merger using a calculation based on a Black-Scholes valuation of
the underlying CVR securities of $0.66 per CVR. At December 31, 2004, because,
subsequent to the closing of the merger, an active trading market had been
established, this liability was revalued based on the actual closing price of
the CVRs on the OTC bulletin board, or $0.23 per CVR. This revaluation led to
a $28.5 million favorable adjustment to the liability and this is reflected as
non-operating income in the statement of operations. Further revaluations will
be done each quarter while the CVRs remain outstanding.
-- Non-cash charges of $3.4 million for stock based compensation including the
impact of variable accounting on all former ACLARA stock options as a result of
the CVRs and the recognition of expense based on the value of CVRs related to
former ACLARA stock options that vested during the period.
We are reporting proforma results excluding these items to provide a clearer
view of ongoing expenses without the impact of merger-related costs.
Conference Call Details
ViroLogic will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To
participate in the live teleconference call 866-800-8649 fifteen minutes before
the conference begins. International callers please dial 617-614-2703.
Conference participant passcode is 94743477. Live audio of the call will be
simultaneously broadcast over the Internet and will be available to members of
the news media, investors and the general public. Access to live and archived
audio of the conference call will be available by following the appropriate
links at http://www.virologic.com/ and clicking on the Investor Relations link.
Following the live broadcast, a replay of the call will also be available at
888-286-8010 or 617-801-6888 for international callers, until February 28,
2005. The replay passcode is 66639279.
The information provided on the teleconference is only accurate at the time of
the conference call, and ViroLogic will take no responsibility for providing
updated information except as required by law.
About ViroLogic
ViroLogic is a biotechnology company advancing individualized medicine by
discovering, developing and marketing innovative products to guide and improve
treatment of serious infectious diseases and cancer. The Company's products are
designed to help doctors optimize treatment regimens for their patients that
lead to better outcomes and reduced costs. The Company's technology is also
being used by numerous biopharmaceutical companies to develop new and improved
antiviral therapeutics and vaccines as well as targeted cancer therapeutics.
More information about the Company and its technology can be found on its web
site at http://www.virologic.com/.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking, including
statements regarding anticipated operating results for 2005, the potential role
for entry-inhibitor drugs in the management of HIV-infected patients and the
results of yet-to-be completed clinical studies related to the effectiveness of
our eTag assays as predictive tools for targeted cancer therapies. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and other
factors, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in such forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
risks and uncertainties relating to the development of future products; the
performance of our products; our ability to successfully conduct clinical
studies and the results obtained from those studies; whether larger
confirmatory clinical studies will confirm the results of initial studies; our
ability to establish reliable, high-volume operations at commercially
reasonable costs; our ability to successfully integrate the operations of
ACLARA into our operations; our ability to realize cost savings from the merger
with ACLARA; expected reliance on a few customers for the majority of our
revenues; the annual renewal of certain customer agreements including those
with Quest Diagnostics and GSK; competition from larger more established
diagnostic providers; actual market acceptance of our products and adoption of
our technological approach and products by pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies; our estimate of the size of our markets; our estimates of the level
of demand for our products; the timing and ultimate size of pharmaceutical
company clinical trials; whether payors will authorize reimbursement for our
products; whether the FDA or any other agency will seek to regulate ViroLogic's
in house clinical laboratory testing; our ability to comply with FDA
regulations in order to establish and maintain diagnostic kit manufacturing
operations; whether we will encounter problems or delays in establishing and
validating eTagassays within our clinical laboratory; whether we will encounter
problems or delays in automating our processes or expanding our capacity;
whether the intellectual property underlying the Company's technology is
adequate; whether we may be deemed to infringe on the intellectual property of
others and whether licenses to third party technology will be available;
whether ViroLogic is able to build brand loyalty and expand revenues; the
potential impact of any payments under the CVRs on our common stock and capital
resources; and whether ViroLogic will be able to raise sufficient capital when
required. For a discussion of other factors that may cause ViroLogic's actual
events to differ from those projected, please refer to the Company's most
recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well
as other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do
not undertake, and specifically disclaim any obligation, to revise any forward
looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated
events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
NOTE: PhenoSense and eTag are trademarks of ViroLogic, Inc. Tarceva is a
registered trademark of OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
VIROLOGIC, INC.
SELECTED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three months ended Twelve months ended
December 31, December 31,
2004 2003 2004 2003
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Revenue
Product revenue $9,460 $8,815 $34,811 $31,911
Contract revenue 470 518 1,990 1,468
Total revenue $9,930 $9,333 $36,801 $33,379
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of product revenue 4,717 4,223 17,794 16,713
Research and development 3,228 1,208 7,839 4,733
In-process research and
development 100,600 -- 100,600 --
Sales and marketing 2,908 2,005 10,056 8,306
General and administrative 4,343 2,302 10,192 9,256
Lease termination charge -- -- 433 --
Total operating costs and
expenses 115,796 9,738 146,914 39,008
Operating loss (105,866) (405) (110,113) (5,629)
Interest and other income, net 124 -- 164 121
CVR valuation adjustment 28,519 -- 28,519 --
Net loss (77,223) (405) (81,430) (5,508)
Deemed dividend to
preferred stockholders -- -- -- (2,155)
Preferred stock dividend (88) (224) (324) (1,610)
Net loss applicable to
common stockholders $(77,311) $(629) $(81,754) $(9,273)
Basic and diluted amounts
per common share:
Net loss $(1.12) $(0.01) $(1.43) $(0.16)
Dividends to preferred
stockholders -- -- -- (0.11)
Net loss applicable to
common stockholders $(1.12) $(0.01) $(1.43) $(0.27)
Weighted average shares
used in computing basic
and diluted net loss per
common share 68,778 45,235 57,292 34,445
Reconciliation of
Proforma Results to GAAP
Net loss $(77,223) $(405) $(81,430) $(5,508)
Adjustments for non
cash merger-related items:
CVR valuation adjustment (28,519) -- (28,519) --
In-process research and
development 100,600 -- 100,600 --
Stock based compensation 3,448 -- 3,448 --
Proforma net loss $(1,694) $(405) $(5,901) $(5,508)
Proforma net loss
per common share $(0.02) $(0.01) $(0.10) $(0.16)
Management believes that this proforma financial data supplements our
GAAP financial statements by providing investors with additional
information which allows them to have a clearer picture of the company's
operations, financial performance and the comparability of the company's
operating results from period to period. The presentation of this
additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Above, we have
provided a reconciliation of the proforma financial information with the
comparable financial information reported in accordance with GAAP.
VIROLOGIC,INC.
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA
(In thousands)
December 31,
2004 2003
(unaudited) (a)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $6,027 $8,893
Short-term investments 72,821 537
Restricted cash 350 426
Accounts receivable 7,251 6,165
Prepaid expenses 838 700
Inventory 1,059 1,378
Other current assets 584 267
Total current assets 88,930 18,366
Property and equipment, net 8,369 8,445
Restricted cash 107 350
Developed product technology 198 --
Goodwill 8,282 --
Other assets 1,749 1,217
Total assets $107,635 $28,378
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $3,222 $1,556
Accrued compensation 1,697 862
Accrued liabilities 6,993 2,108
Current portion of restructuring costs 2,519 --
Deferred revenue 546 268
Current portion of capital lease obligations 51 401
Current portion of loans payable 439 133
Total current liabilities 15,467 5,328
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations 36 87
Long-term portion of loans payable 311 --
Long-term portion of restructuring costs 1,710 --
Contingent value rights 15,269 --
Other long-term liabilities 359 382
Redeemable convertible preferred stock 1,810 1,994
Commitments
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 116 53
Additional paid-in capital 260,591 126,805
Accumulated other comprehensive income (57) 1
Deferred compensation (275) --
Accumulated deficit (187,702) (106,272)
Total stockholders' equity 72,673 20,587
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $107,635 $28,378
(a)The balance sheet data is derived from audited financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2003, included in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DATASOURCE: ViroLogic, Inc.
CONTACT: Alfred Merriweather, Vice President and CFO of ViroLogic, Inc.,
+1-650-635-1100; or Carolyn Bumgardner Wang of WeissComm Partners,
+1-415-692-4218, or , for ViroLogic, Inc.
Web site: http://www.virologic.com/